Dynamic Power Management

[Chris Gibney]

I am an Electrical Contractor and very few people have an electrical panel that can support high speed charging (60A breaker +) to be installed at their home. Please do some R&D with products like Teslas Dynamic Power Management. This is really important and should be developed ASAP.

 

[Cranky Canuck]

The one use case I can think of is living in a multi-EV home.

If myself, the wife, and the kids have EVs the ability to charge them faster would be appealing for fast top offs since only one vehicle can be plugged in overnight per charger.

We had a multi-EV household for many years and having a single charger was never an issue, you just take turns during the week. These EVs will be long range and thus won't need charging every day, there will be plenty of time in a week to charge other vehicles. I charge my current EV about once a week, maybe twice, which means most of the time the charger is sitting there unused.

Not all chargers look dystopian, I like mine - kinda has an alien-tech vibe to it The Scout one looks like it has good cable management built in so that's great as it's important and one of the reasons I bought this one. Hopefully Scout builds theirs out of metal like Flo does, plastics here don't last too long out in the weather. My Flo G5 is cast aluminum and has been rock solid reliable for almost a decade now.:

 

[LastDayScout]

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By the way I love the Scout’s charger design. Has rugged vibes and looks a lot less dystopian than other chargers.

It is very cool looking. The cord has a woven fabric cover.

 

[SpaceEVDriver]

It is very cool looking. The cord has a woven fabric cover.

I hope the weave is an optional feature. An outdoor cable with woven fabric in a cold, wet climate might be problematic in the winter.

 

[Chavannigans]

We had a multi-EV household for many years and having a single charger was never an issue, you just take turns during the week. These EVs will be long range and thus won't need charging every day, there will be plenty of time in a week to charge other vehicles. I charge my current EV about once a week, maybe twice, which means most of the time the charger is sitting there unused.

Not all chargers look dystopian, I like mine - kinda has an alien-tech vibe to it The Scout one looks like it has good cable management built in so that's great as it's important and one of the reasons I bought this one. Hopefully Scout builds theirs out of metal like Flo does, plastics here don't last too long out in the weather. My Flo G5 is cast aluminum and has been rock solid reliable for almost a decade now.:

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I mean no disrespect, but this immediately came to mind when I saw your charger lol

Obviously function is important but I dig the vibe of the Scout one, and hope it supports V2X since both Scouts will support that.

 

[J Alynn]

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By the way I love the Scout’s charger design. Has rugged vibes and looks a lot less dystopian than other chargers.

When I saw it at the reveal I wanted to strap in on my back like a jet pack . Totally hope they look like this because I will buy it for sure

 

[LastDayScout]

I hope the weave is an optional feature. An outdoor cable with woven fabric in a cold, wet climate might be problematic in the winter.

I asked about that at reveal. It is just a concept as well. Just for looks.

 

[Time2Roll]

Yes I had 30 amps charging at my last house. Did it matter if I was charged by 2am vs 6am? Yea never.
Just 16A charger at my new house. No issues.

OK if you have a monster commute or charge at home to drive professionally it could be different.

For multiple vehicle homes with limited power I recommend the Tesla Wall connector. These create an independent wifi network and can be programmed to limit power individually and as a group. Splits power dynamically when the group is over limit and ramps up as vehicles finish and more power can go to the remaining vehicles. Up to six per network. No subscription.

 

[Chavannigans]

Yes I had 30 amps charging at my last house. Did it matter if I was charged by 2am vs 6am? Yea never.
Just 16A charger at my new house. No issues.

OK if you have a monster commute or charge at home to drive professionally it could be different.

For multiple vehicle homes with limited power I recommend the Tesla Wall connector. These create an independent wifi network and can be programmed to limit power individually and as a group. Splits power dynamically when the group is over limit and ramps up as vehicles finish and more power can go to the remaining vehicles. Up to six per network. No subscription.

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